Three Fantasies after Friedrich Hölderlin (German:Drei Phantasien nachFriedrich Hölderlin) is a 1982 collection of pieces for 16 voices by Hungarian composerGyörgy Ligeti. It was premiered inStockholm on September 23, 1983, by theSwedish Radio Choir, under the baton ofEric Ericson, to whom it was dedicated.[1] It was published bySchott Music.
The composition consists of threemovements and a typical performance takes approximately 11 minutes. The movement list is as follows:[2]
The piece is apolyphonic four-part work for 16 voices (that is, four each ofsopranos,altos,tenors, andbasses). Its compositional style is strongly influenced by Ligeti'sword-painting techniques from the 60s. Here, lyrics are almost indistinguishable, so the listener is encouraged to listen to the labyrinthic ramifications of the music instead of trying to understand the content of the original poems.[3]
Ligeti commented on this work: "My three fantasies are emotional, 'onomatopoetic', overwrought, 16-voiced pieces (notmicropolyphonic!)".[4]
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